{"id":39,"date":"2008-06-29T10:52:21","date_gmt":"2008-06-29T09:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/79.170.40.175\/theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=39"},"modified":"2008-06-29T10:52:21","modified_gmt":"2008-06-29T09:52:21","slug":"compensation-claims-how-long-does-it-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2008\/06\/29\/compensation-claims-how-long-does-it-take\/","title":{"rendered":"Compensation Claims How long does it take?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Its a well known fact that time period for making a claim is 3 years, right. Wrong! Its a common misconception and its also one of the biggest factors of negligence actions taken against <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/\">Personal Injury Lawyers<\/a> that do not understand the rules of claim limitation times.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/22255222.jpg\" alt=\"22255222.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">How long is the claim limitation time then? We&#8217;ll it depends in the type of claim you are trying to make. All good experienced personal injury lawyers will know this, so don&#8217;t always listen to what the TV ads tell you because if you do \u2013 you may just miss out!<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">Cases where you have less than 3 years to make a claim:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">Accidents that happen in the air or at sea (airplane,ship) have 2 years limitation period.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">Claims with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) have a 2 yr cap.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">Cases where you have more than 3 years to make a claim:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">Cases of Assault have 6 years to bring action although you still have to remember that a claim through the CICA will still have to be made within 2 years.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">Personal injury claims under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 have a 10 year limitation period.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">Breach of Contract claims have a 6 year period.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">Infants and Patients<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">Courts Discretion &#8211; The Court has discretion to apply a strict time limit for certain actions in respect of personal injuries or death.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">The above provides you with only a brief overview relating to Limitation and is by no means exhaustive. For the very best in advice relating to your claim speak to a good Personal Injury Lawyer and don&#8217;t always rely on the advice that you have 3 years in which to make your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/\">compensation claim<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Its a well known fact that time period for making a claim is 3 years, right. Wrong! 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